Phoenix took over early in the second quarter, and never really looked back. Detroit trimmed the lead a few times, including with a Kyle Singler three with four seconds left to trim the lead to two. But the threats never quite seemed serious.

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Gortat did most of the damage for the Suns, as predicted by Garrett Elliott. 16/16/3, and looked mighty good throughout. He's better than Andrew Bynum. That's all.

Lawrence Frank said his team is at about the same stage the Phoenix Suns are in terms of development, a young team trying to find its way.

Coach Lawrence Frank, after the game: "At the end of the day, when you're missing open shot or things aren't going your way, you've got to be able to lock in and you've got to be able to defend. Our inability to get consistent stops during those dry spells determined the game."

Tayshawn Prince: "I think for us the second quarter was the difference. For us to play that well in the first half and to be down by eight or whatever at halftime, I think that was the most disturbing part because we played so well early."

After the Halloween Night assault by the crooked-shooting Golden State Warriors, the Suns and mighty Detroit Pistons spent Friday night casting off in the low 40s. But unlike their performance in Wednesday's season-opening loss, Phoenix retrieved a reasonably high portion of the misses and walked away with a 92-89 victory.

Goran Dragic isn't Steve Nash and he never will be, but the Phoenix Suns' new starting point guard is creeping out of the two-time MVP's shadow.

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The most impressive part when watching Dragic in his first year as a full-time starter is the patience he runs the pick-and-roll with. When the defense collapses on the roll man he doesn't force the ball and hits his secondary options.